Wernicke: Parks & Recreation Board April 2024 Update
Los Alamos Parks and Recreation Board Chair James Wernicke. Courtesy photo
By JAMES WERNICKE
Chair
Los Alamos Parks and Recreation Board
At the April Parks and Recreation Board (PRB) meeting, we finalized our 2024 Work Plan. This annual task, mandated by the County Council, requires us to provide a detailed outline of tasks, activities, timelines, and resources needed to achieve our shared goals. Section 8 of the County Code outlines each standing board’s purpose, duties, and responsibilities and serves as the primary guiding document for each board’s work plan. PRB is defined in Chapter Read More
Mead: Thoughts On The ‘Greening’ Of America (And Los Alamos)
By WILLIAM C. MEAD
Los Alamos
I read the Op/Ed by Steve Tobin of the BPU with interest. I am glad to see the BPU and DPW thinking about issues and costs of green energy production. I have some observations and questions about specifics and about general societal attempts to reduce CO2 emissions.
I’ll offer a few observations and some questions about Mr. Tobin’s discussion. At face value, Mr. Tobin seems to be calling for a radical change in direction for 1) “green” (solar) electrical production and 2) related personal investments. I will deal separately with these two recommendations.
I certainly Read More
Op/Ed: Utility Scale Solar – Why So Vital For Decarbonization
By STEVE TOBIN
Member
Board of Public Utilities
Hello Los Alamos Community Members,
As a note of introduction, I joined the Board of Public Utility (BPU) in 2019. My largest motivation was a desire to learn and be a part of an effort to meet the BPU’s Net Carbon Neutral by 2040 Goal for electric generation. I appreciate the engagement of many community members in discussing our utility rules; our exchange of views is an essential part of being a community owned utility.
My purpose in this email is to provide some context that I have not heard expressed in the discussions with regards to changes under Read More
Dannemann: Primary Election Is Coming Right Up
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
New Mexico’s primary election is a few weeks away, on June 4. As attentive voters know, in New Mexico the primary election is at least as important as the general. Depending on your district, you might have a little work to do researching your choices, and it’s time to get started.
As usual, many counties are dominated by one party or the other and the primary is the decisive race for local positions like county commissioners and county clerk. Chavez and Lea counties, for example, have only Republicans running for county commission. Read More
Shlachter: End Of Passover
Passover matzah. Courtesy image
By Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos
Jews around the world are winding down the last few days of Passover. Passover, which always starts on a full moon in the spring, began this year on the evening of Monday, April 22, and continues through Tuesday night, April 30. On Monday, April 29 at noon, members of the Los Alamos Jewish Center will gather for a half-hour service to remember deceased loved ones as part of the closing out of the holiday.
Passover is the most widely observed holiday on the Jewish calendar. The evening home- or community-based talk-feast ceremonies Read More
Posts From The Road: Pedernales Falls State Park
Cascading River: A view from the viewpoint deck high above the Pedernales River reveals the various levels of the river as it drops a few feet in elevation with each step downward. The river lies on a limestone base and limestone boulders and rock formations create a beautiful landscape. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Normal Flow: As the Pedernales River flows toward the east beyond the falls area the river’s flow becomes more normal as the water level becomes more level. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Following the solar eclipse Read More
Fr. Glenn: Forward To The Past. Again.
By Fr. Glenn Jones:It sure did seem that way this last week with all the demonstrations going on around the country against Israel, and against Jews in general—at Columbia U., USC, and even—I’m rather sad to say—my alma mater, UT Austin. Comparisons to Nazi Germany are, of course, obvious and rife (for those who DO know history), yet they remain quite pertinent … especially when activists are spray painting swastikas on walls and shouting “Death
